Prandtl-Essentials of Fluid Mechanics

Herbert Oertel

ISBN 10: 1461424879 / ISBN 13: 9781461424871

Published by Springer US, Springer New York Mai 2012, 2012

About this Item

Neuware -Ludwig Prandtl, with his fundamental contributions to hydrodynamics, ae- dynamics, and gas dynamics, greatly in uenced the development of uid - chanics as a whole, and it was his pioneering research in the rst half of the last century that founded modern uid mechanics. His book Führer durch die Str¿omungslehre, which appeared in 1942, originated from previous pub- cations in 1913, Lehre von der Flüssigkeit und Gasbewegung, and 1931, Abriß der Str¿omungslehre. The title Führer durch die Str¿omungslehre, or Essentials of Fluid Mechanics, is an indication of Prandtl¿s intentions to guide the reader on a carefully thought-out path through the di erent areas of uid mech- ics. On his way, the author advances intuitively to the core of the physical problem, without extensive mathematical derivations. The description of the fundamental physical phenomena and concepts of uid mechanics that are needed to derive the simpli ed models has priority over a formal treatment of the methods. This is in keeping with the spirit of Prandtl¿s research work. The rst edition of Prandtl¿s Führer durch die Str¿omungslehre was the only book on uid mechanics of its time and, even today, counts as one of the most important books in this area. After Prandtl¿s death, his students Klaus Oswatitsch and Karl Wieghardt undertook to continue his work, and to add new ndings in uid mechanics in the same clear manner of presentation.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 808 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Prandtl-Essentials of Fluid Mechanics
• Publisher: Springer US, Springer New York Mai 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1461424879
• ISBN 13: 9781461424871
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Neu

About this title

Synopsis

Ludwig Prandtl has been called the father of modern fluid mechanics, and this updated and extended edition of his classic text on the field is based on the 12^th German edition with additional material included.

From the Back Cover

 

Ludwig Prandtl, with his fundamental contributions to hydrodynamics, aerodynamics and gasdynamics, greatly influenced the development of fluid mechanics as a whole and it was his pioneering research in the first half of the 20th century that founded modern fluid mechanics. His book `Fuhrer durch die Stromungslehre’ or `Essentials of Fluid Mechanics’ appeared in 1942. Even today it is considered one of the most important books in the area.

It is based on the 12th German edition with additional material included. All Chapters have been revised and extended, and there are new chapters on fluid mechanical instabilities and turbulence, microflows and biofluid mechanics.

Essentials of Fluid Mechanics is aimed at science and engineering students and researchers wishing to obtain an overview of the different branches of fluid mechanics. The book is extensively illustrated throughout and includes problems to aid learning in many chapters.

Reviews of previous edition:

 

The range of topics considered in this volume is impressive and physical ideas and principles described and illustrated by a wide range of examples will make this book interesting to students and specialists in various fields.

--Contemporary Physics